La triste -y real- fábula del lago Mono by Nicolás Boullosa on July 19, 2010 El lago Mono (Mono Lake) es un lago alcalino al pie de Sierra Nevada, en el interior de California. Es …
Tiny home for two plus shipping container as art studio by Kirsten Dirksen on July 15, 2010 Bigger is not always better and it’s nice to have options. Or that is how artist Joe Hawley chose to …
Raw sauerkraut: a fermented, probiotic superfood by Kirsten Dirksen on July 12, 2010 “Sauerkraut is almost a perfect food,” explains Alexander Valley Gourmet’s founder David Ehreth. “It has cabbage which is a good …
Using a kind-of golf cart as a second car by Kirsten Dirksen on July 7, 2010 Forty percent of all our daily trips, according to the Nationwide Personal Transportation Survey, are within just 2 miles of …
A compost tumbler: a beginner’s composter by Kirsten Dirksen on July 1, 2010 One of the priciest parts of tearing up her front lawn and replacing it with a garden was, surprisingly to …
Dish soap as pesticide (with a little help from good bugs) by Kirsten Dirksen on July 1, 2010 If you’re going to grow your own organic produce, you need to arm yourself with other tools to fight the …
You can’t eat grass: an edible yard, 9 months later by Kirsten Dirksen on June 30, 2010 In September of 2009, Cloverdale (California) resident Patty Silva-Hicks ripped out her lawn and replaced it with fruit trees and …
Downshifting: Wall Street to Hotel Barcelona by Kirsten Dirksen on June 17, 2010 Four years ago the Gonzalez sisters were “cogs in a giant machine” in the world of finance. Lauren was working …
Upcycled tables from Barcelona’s modernist cement floors by Kirsten Dirksen on June 16, 2010 Barcelona’s Modernist past is covered in hydraulic cement tiles. Inside many of the more well-preserved 19th Century apartments- especially in …
Declutter your wardrobe: wear more of less by Kirsten Dirksen on June 14, 2010 The average woman owns about 100 pieces of clothing, but wears only 30 of them. The other 70 odd pieces …
